Got Me Some Ruler Fun Going On

Can you get beyond the bad grammar in that title?! Technically, it may not be going on yet. I did however purchase a ruler foot for my Elna 730 Pro sewing machine. It took me a bit to figure out if I had a low or high shank. Finally I just sent a text to Jim at Sew ‘n Save and he told me! At least I was sure the answer was correct – I have a high shank for those who want to know. ~smile~

Before I actually had the ruler foot in my possession, I purchased this cool free-motion ruler from Quilter’s Trunk in Chicago, Illinois. I thought this looked like a pattern that I would use in the border as well as from edge-to-edge on a quilt. It is a bit bigger version of a wave than what I used on the Finding Nemo machine quilting built-in stitch. Very versatile, don’t you think? Of course, one could easily free hand this but I am a bit of a perfectionist and want the waves to be the same height/distance. ~shrug~

Sew Steady Ruler Foot

I took myself to Amazon, my go-to because they have everything, and ordered this foot from Sew Steady. It came with a 12″ arc template ruler, and a pamphlet featuring all the wonderful quilting I will do. Yup. As soon as I figure out exactly how to do it. I foresee YouTube videos in my near future. I can’t wait to give these a try!

More Rulers You Ask?

Yes, indeed there are some more rulers possibly being purchased in the very near future. Carol is taking us to a BIG SALE in Waterford on the 18th. Before Black Friday and everything, it’s being held at Quilter’s Rule. I checked out the offerings on their website and have made a list (!!) of the rulers I think would be helpful. No need to try to figure it out during the BIG SALE event itself! Nope, we’re going prepared. Now I am looking for ruler storage suggestions, if you have one. I’ll bet I might find some interesting ideas on Pinterest if I took the time. Let me know your thoughts!

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Hi Karen, Thank you so much for your nice comment! The sale is the coming Saturday, and I am really looking forward to it. I’ll be sure to let you know if I score big. I appreciate so much that you visited our website and left a message. ~smile~ Roseanne

Yes your link from Susan’s worked, I still don’t get email notices when you post and I signed up twice now!! That’s why you don’t see me leaving comments:( Oh you lucky ducky going to QR sale-I used to always visit them at the quilt shows and pick up something. Just remember they have quilting rulers and piecing rulers-so you get the right ones. You are going to really expand your quilting world now with the rulers!! J

Hi Vicki, You do not get an email when my posts go live? That is odd . . . and I apologize. I will check in the People area and see if I see anything odd – not that I know what I’m looking for. Do you get emails for these replies? My plan is to pick up both piecing and DSM free-motion rulers. ~smile~ Roseanne

Ohhh Quilters rule is an awesome place and the girls are so friendly and helpful. I spent some big bucks there at their last sale, and they were at the quilt show in Madison too. (Spent more money there as well). There is still more I want to get there next time we go. It’s a little hard to find. It’s a big green building. When we went it looked deserted, so we weren’t sure we were at the right place but we were. It’s a big warehouse, nothing fancy but very cool. Have fun.😆

Hi Cindy! Nothing like passing the buck – HAHA! I do have a few ideas already for storing them, but I guess it depends on how many of them I end up with. If I love using them, I can see me having a few . . . ~smile~ Roseanne